Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among adults who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases by attendance at prayer groups

% of adults who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases who attend prayer group…

StateAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alabama26%11%9%53%1%194
Alaska9%2%8%82%< 1%191
Arizona12%8%7%71%< 1%337
Arkansas21%14%9%57%< 1%122
California11%7%8%74%< 1%2,288
Colorado7%6%9%76%1%311
Connecticut10%5%10%74%1%262
Delaware8%7%9%75%< 1%176
District of Columbia17%8%8%67%< 1%223
Florida15%6%8%70%1%1,153
Georgia18%10%8%63%< 1%469
Hawaii12%5%14%68%1%213
Idaho8%8%11%71%2%154
Illinois12%5%7%77%< 1%760
Indiana14%9%8%69%< 1%301
Iowa13%5%8%74%< 1%164
Kansas15%6%7%73%< 1%148
Kentucky12%7%14%67%< 1%164
Louisiana24%10%5%61%< 1%190
Maine6%3%3%87%1%199
Maryland17%6%8%69%1%424
Massachusetts7%7%5%80%1%524
Michigan11%8%7%74%< 1%537
Minnesota8%6%6%81%< 1%303
Mississippi31%13%13%43%< 1%110
Missouri13%8%7%71%< 1%305
Montana10%3%9%79%< 1%169
Nebraska12%9%8%71%< 1%144
Nevada14%10%9%68%< 1%198
New Hampshire4%4%5%88%< 1%195
New Jersey13%6%9%70%1%539
New Mexico13%8%5%73%< 1%173
New York12%7%6%75%1%1,287
North Carolina17%8%11%64%< 1%525
North Dakota9%7%10%74%< 1%157
Ohio13%6%10%71%< 1%558
Oklahoma24%10%10%55%< 1%192
Oregon8%5%9%78%< 1%266
Pennsylvania13%7%7%73%< 1%713
Rhode Island8%3%3%86%< 1%198
South Carolina26%11%7%55%1%219
South Dakota10%5%15%69%< 1%149
Tennessee27%9%8%55%1%267
Texas19%10%8%63%< 1%1,164
Utah16%8%10%66%< 1%140
Vermont5%6%5%84%< 1%218
Virginia19%10%7%63%< 1%502
Washington9%7%5%78%1%437
West Virginia18%9%9%64%< 1%118
Wisconsin8%7%7%77%1%311
Wyoming11%6%8%74%< 1%151
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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